The Energy News Digest

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

The Energy News Digest for January 21, 2026

The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors The Energy News Digest.

The News Digest on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X (formerly known as Twitter) will bring breaking news throughout the week.

Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus, edits the Energy News Digest.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

WA State Challenges Federal Order Demanding TransAlta Continue Burning Coal in Centralia (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/state-challenges-federal-order-demanding-transalta-continue-burning-coal-in-centralia,394515

Avista Seeks to Raise Residential Price for Electricity by About 25% by 2030 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jan/16/avista-seeks-approval-for-139-increase-for-residen/

Data Centers Will Spike Electricity Bills, But Renewable Energy Could Offset the Pain, Report Finds (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/data-centers-spike-electricity-bills-toxic-emissions-union-of-concerned-scientists-report/507-3ac57c72-8715-4395-b8a1-181fb2ed1cba

Will Consumers Pay for Oregon’s Climate Ambitions, Data Center Boom? (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/01/will-consumers-pay-for-oregons-climate-ambitions-data-center-boom.html

Lawsuit Filed Against Washington Department of Ecology for Climate Data (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-washington-department-of-ecology-for-climate-data/article_5ca8c320-7ac7-4428-bc35-4871d9b154bf.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. WA State Challenges Federal Order Demanding TransAlta Continue Burning Coal in

2. Avista Seeks to Raise Residential Price for Electricity by About 25% by 2030

3. Will Consumers Pay for Oregon’s Climate Ambitions, Data Center Boom

4. WA Climate Commitment Act Costs to Be Itemized on Puget Sound Energy Bills

5. SoCal Edison Lawsuits Claim Series of Missteps Made Eaton Fire More Deadly

6. Army Corps to Look At $1.5 Billion Underwater Columbia River Power Line Project

7. Grant PUD Explores Natural Gas Plants to Meet Growing Energy Demand

8. Mayor Announces Decisions on Leadership at Seattle City Light & Seattle Public Utilities

9. Supreme Court Won’t Review Bonneville Power Administration Battle

10. New Transmission Line Will Help Boost Major LNG Project in Northwest British Columbia

11. Hydro-Québec Transmission Line is Now Delivering Electricity to New England

12. Copper Wire Thieves Plunge LA’s Miracle Mile into Darkness: ‘The City’s Not Making It a Priority’

13. Solar Power Generation Drives Electricity Generation Growth Over the Next Two Years

14. Legislators Debate Bill to Protect Spokane Waste-to-Energy

15. Amazon Is Acquiring One of the World’s Biggest Solar-Storage Projects

16. Columbia River: Bateman Island Causeway Breached in the Tri-Cities, ‘A Huge Step’ For Salmon

17. Oregon Cascades Snowpack Near Record Lows; Skiers Face Exposed Rocks Amid Warm Winter

18. Washington Cascade Snowpack Lagging at 50% Of Normal as Unusual Warm Weather Stretches On

19. Olympic Mountains Snowpack Drops to 42% of Normal as Dry Weather Continues

20. The Driest Winter Period in Pacific Northwest History?

21. Lawsuit Filed Against Washington Department of Ecology for Climate Data

22. WA State: Climate Commitment Act Projects Cut Greenhouse Gases by 78,000 Metric Tons Statewide

23. Data Centers Will Spike Electricity Bills, But Renewable Energy Could Offset the Pain, Report Finds

24. Why Your Power Bill Is Spiking Faster Than a Nearby Data Center’s

25. Oregon Governor Forms New Committee to Advise on Massive Data Center Growth

26. The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About Artificial Intelligence

27. President Trump Suffers Major Losses in His War on Offshore Wind

28. WA GOP Leader: Energy Subsidy Bill ‘Warps Meaning of Affordability’

29. Should WA Embrace Nuclear to Meet Clean Energy Goals? There’s a Bipartisan Push

30. Editorial: Meeting Needs for Data Centers, Fair Power Rates

Word of the Day – Exploding Food Myths with Mr. Creosote

Gulosity /goo-LAW-suh-tee/ Noun – Excessive appetite: greediness.

Bulk gulosity

The all-you-can-eat buffet

But eat all you take

Energy & Utility Issues

1. WA State Challenges Federal Order Demanding TransAlta Continue Burning Coal in Centralia (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/state-challenges-federal-order-demanding-transalta-continue-burning-coal-in-centralia,394515

2. Avista Seeks to Raise Residential Price for Electricity by About 25% by 2030 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jan/16/avista-seeks-approval-for-139-increase-for-residen/

3. Will Consumers Pay for Oregon’s Climate Ambitions, Data Center Boom? (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/01/will-consumers-pay-for-oregons-climate-ambitions-data-center-boom.html

4. WA Climate Commitment Act Costs to Be Itemized on Puget Sound Energy Bills (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_560854f7-1629-479d-ab77-15082ff90e6e.html

5. SoCal Edison Lawsuits Claim Series of Missteps Made Eaton Fire More Deadly (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-wildfires-lawsuit-edison-eaton-8a557f1e7559d056871bda77e9bbb0c4

6. Army Corps to Look At $1.5 Billion Underwater Columbia River Power Line Project (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/19/army-corps-to-look-at-1-5b-underwater-columbia-river-power-line-project-asks-for-public-comment/

7. Grant PUD Explores Natural Gas Plants to Meet Growing Energy Demand (Source ONE News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/grant-pud-explores-natural-gas-plants-to-meet-growing-energy-demand/article_4dd7f27e-805a-4862-9cd3-c5f6123f9545.html

8. Mayor Announces Decisions on Leadership at Seattle City Light & Seattle Public Utilities (Mayor’s Office, City of Seattle, WA)

https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/WASEATTLE-404c9b5

9. Supreme Court Won’t Review Bonneville Power Administration Battle (Politico – Paywall Advisory)

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2026/01/20/supreme-court-wont-review-long-running-property-rights-battle-00736720

10. New Transmission Line Will Help Boost Major LNG Project in Northwest British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ksi-lisims-project-north-coast-transmission-line-9.7053968

11. Hydro-Québec Transmission Line is Now Delivering Electricity to New England (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/hydro-quebec-transmission-line-now-delivering-electricity-new-england

12. Copper Wire Thieves Plunge LA’s Miracle Mile into Darkness: ‘The City’s Not Making It a Priority’ (New York Post)

https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/copper-wire-thieves-plunge-las-miracle-mile-into-darkness/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

13. Solar Power Generation Drives Electricity Generation Growth Over the Next Two Years (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67005

14. Legislators Debate Bill to Protect Spokane Waste-to-Energy (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/legislators-debate-bill-to-protect-spokane-waste-to-energy/article_8b93d6d0-1229-4896-acd3-75f552bf4f0a.html

15. Amazon Is Acquiring One of the World’s Biggest Solar-Storage Projects (Latitude Media)

https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/amazon-is-acquiring-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-solar-storage-projects/

Fish & Wildlife

16. Columbia River: Bateman Island Causeway Breached in the Tri-Cities, ‘A Huge Step’ For Salmon (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwpb.org/local/2026-01-14/bateman-island-causeway-breached-in-the-tri-cities-a-huge-step-for-salmon

Water, Water, Anywhere?

17. Oregon Cascades Snowpack Near Record Lows; Skiers Face Exposed Rocks Amid Warm Winter (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/cascades-snowpack-near-record-lows-skiers-face-exposed-rocks-amid-warm-winter/ar-AA1UCBUz

18. Washington Cascade Snowpack Lagging at 50% Of Normal as Unusual Warm Weather Stretches On (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/newsletter-daily/cascade-snowpack-lagging-at-50-of-normal-as-unusual-warm-weather-stretches-on-temperature-snow-rain-forecast-weather-climate-outlook-prediction

19. Olympic Mountains Snowpack Drops to 42% of Normal as Dry Weather Continues (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/newsletter-daily/vote-cascade-snowpack-worried-about-the-impact-our-dwindling-snowpack-will-have-across-the-state-this-winter-snoqualmie-pass-snow-ice-weather

20. The Driest Winter Period in Pacific Northwest History? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-driest-period-in-northwest-history.html

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

21. Lawsuit Filed Against Washington Department of Ecology for Climate Data (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-washington-department-of-ecology-for-climate-data/article_5ca8c320-7ac7-4428-bc35-4871d9b154bf.html

22. WA State: Climate Commitment Act Projects Cut Greenhouse Gases by 78,000 Metric Tons Statewide (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/jan/20/report-climate-commitment-act-cuts-greenhouse-gases-by-78k-metric-tons-statewide/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

23. Data Centers Will Spike Electricity Bills, But Renewable Energy Could Offset the Pain, Report Finds (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/data-centers-spike-electricity-bills-toxic-emissions-union-of-concerned-scientists-report/507-3ac57c72-8715-4395-b8a1-181fb2ed1cba

24. Why Your Power Bill Is Spiking Faster Than a Nearby Data Center’s (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-your-power-bill-is-spiking-faster-than-a-nearby-data-center-s/ar-AA1UgDbn

25. Oregon Governor Forms New Committee to Advise on Massive Data Center Growth (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/20/repub/oregon-governor-forms-new-committee-to-advise-on-massive-data-center-growth/

26. The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About Artificial Intelligence (Futurist)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-ceo-of-microsoft-suddenly-sounds-extremely-nervous-about-ai/ar-AA1UBkj3

Politics, Governance, and Management

27. President Trump Suffers Major Losses in His War on Offshore Wind (Politico – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-suffers-major-losses-war-134535171.html

28. WA GOP Leader: Energy Subsidy Bill ‘Warps Meaning of Affordability’ (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_f004d30d-0985-4ae9-8e28-7ccfe830336f.html

29. Should WA Embrace Nuclear to Meet Clean Energy Goals? There’s a Bipartisan Push (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/wa-embrace-nuclear-meet-clean-131500668.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

30. Editorial: Meeting Needs for Data Centers, Fair Power Rates (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/editorial-meeting-needs-for-data-centers-fair-power-rates/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Letter Writing Enjoys a Revival as Fans Seek Connection & a Break from Screen Time

https://apnews.com/article/letter-writing-unplug-communication-devices-hobbies-41bd526e43d02e047eea8d926bca03f5

A Former Flight Attendant Posed as a Pilot & Received Hundreds of Free Flights, U.S. Authorities Say

https://apnews.com/article/fake-airline-pilot-fraud-58a2d18d66aabe462e11c3d72002c8ec

Thieves Take $10,000 Worth of Hot Sauce Business Product from Pike Street Drummer’s Van

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/thieves-take-10k-worth-hot-sauce-business-product-pike-street-drummers-van/5PFD265OGFHJ7MZQRGAM6W2NN4/

Sri Lanka Unveils a Rare Purple Star Sapphire Claimed to Be the Biggest of Its Kind

https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-biggest-gem-sapphire-ad477c534852d758dee38a646dd8f435

Song of the Day

Nat King Cole – I’m Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6zL3Rj60qg

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The Energy News Digest for January 14, 2026

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The News Digest on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X (formerly known as Twitter) will bring breaking news throughout the week.

Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.

Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus, edits the Energy News Digest.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

EIA Forecasts Strongest Four-Year Growth in U.S. Electricity Demand Since 2000, Fueled by Data Centers (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press582.php

Oregon Electric Utilities Have Strict Green-Power Deadlines. Their Odds of Hitting Them Keep Getting Worse (The Oregonian, Portland, OR - Paywall Advisory)

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/01/oregon-electric-utilities-have-strict-green-power-deadlines-their-odds-of-hitting-them-keep-getting-worse.html

A Small Town in Central Washington Is Microsoft’s Answer to the Data Center Backlash (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/a-small-town-in-central-washington-is-microsoft-s-answer-to-the-data-center-backlash

FERC Staff Issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Idaho Power Company’s Hells Canyon Hydroelectric (FERC)

https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-staff-issues-draft-supplemental-environmental-impact-statement-seis-idaho

Fiscal Fallout: Raids on WA Public Works Account Could Put It in the Red by 2028 (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_e96f629b-9213-4d6d-8d32-c40ee322ef90.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. EIA Forecasts Strongest Four-Year Growth in U.S. Electricity Demand Since 2000, Fueled by Data Centers

2. FERC Staff Issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Idaho Power Company’s Hells Canyon Hydroelectric

3. NV Energy Balks at Call to Fully Repay Overcharged Customers

4. Congressional Lawmakers Release Bipartisan Permitting Reform Discussion Draft

5. How House-Passed Permitting Reforms Support Hydropower

6. Why Alberta & Montana Are in a Charged Argument Over Electricity

7. Oregon Electric Utilities Have Strict Green-Power Deadlines. Their Odds of Hitting Them Keep Getting Worse

8. Offshore Wind Developer Prevails in Court as Trump Says the U.S. ‘Will Not Approve Any Windmills’

9. Report Finds $149 Billion Backlog of Clean Energy Projects in WA

10. Ada Co. Green Lights Solar Farm on Idaho Department of Corrections Land Near Kuna

11. Study Finds Most U.S. Renters Shut Out of Energy-Saving Upgrades

12. U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case That Could Have Upended Alaska Subsistence Fishing

13. Upper Snake River Reservoir System Volume Improves

14. Low Snowpack Around Oregon Leads to Concern About Dry Conditions This Summer

15. U.S. Carbon Pollution Rose in 2025. Experts Blame Cold Winter, High Natural Gas Prices, Data Centers

16. Trump’s DOJ Turns Its Attention to Local Gas Bans

17. State Broadband Regulation

18. FCC Approves Major Expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Network

19. A Small Town in Central Washington Is Microsoft’s Answer to the Data Center Backlash

20. President Trump Seeks to Quell Rebellion Over Data Centers

21. ‘Godfather of Artificial Intelligence’ Says the Technology Will Create Massive Unemployment & Send Profits Soaring — ‘That Is the Capitalist System’

22. New Laws Limit Digital Advertising in Some States, Including Oregon

23. So Many People Are Falling for This Sneaky Instagram Scam — Here’s What You Need to Know

24. U.S. To Build Nuclear Reactors on the Moon in Next Four Years, Energy Department Says

25. Fiscal Fallout: Raids on WA Public Works Account Could Put It in the Red by 2028

26. Court Says Trump Admin Illegally Blocked Billions in Clean Energy Grants to Democratic States

27. Braun & Democrat Team Up on Update to WA State’s Nuclear Energy Policies

28. ‘We All End Up Paying’: Bill Targets Sale of Stolen Copper Wire in Washington

29. Verizon Outage: Users Report Phones Stuck in ‘SOS’ Mode

Word of the Day

Eldritch \EL-dritch\ Adjective – Weird, eerie.

Hiding under the covers, lest the closet monster see any part of its body, the quaking child began having second thoughts about reading “Tales from the Crypt” with a flashlight under the covers at bedtime. Every eldritch creak of the house, branch against the window, or drip of the bathroom faucet conjured up images of a monster with slathering jaws waiting to pounce.

Energy & Utility Issues

1. EIA Forecasts Strongest Four-Year Growth in U.S. Electricity Demand Since 2000, Fueled by Data Centers (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press582.php

2. FERC Staff Issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Idaho Power Company’s Hells Canyon Hydroelectric (FERC)

https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-staff-issues-draft-supplemental-environmental-impact-statement-seis-idaho

3. NV Energy Balks at Call to Fully Repay Overcharged Customers (Nevada Current)

https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/01/13/nv-energy-balks-at-call-to-fully-repay-overcharged-customers/

4. Congressional Lawmakers Release Bipartisan Permitting Reform Discussion Draft (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/50823-congressional-lawmakers-release-bipartisan-permitting-reform-discussion-draft/

5. How House-Passed Permitting Reforms Support Hydropower (National Hydropower Association)

https://www.hydro.org/powerhouse/article/how-house-passed-permitting-reforms-support-hydropower/

6. Why Alberta & Montana Are in a Charged Argument Over Electricity (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-steve-daines-electricity-nathan-neudorf-9.7042788

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

7. Oregon Electric Utilities Have Strict Green-Power Deadlines. Their Odds of Hitting Them Keep Getting Worse (The Oregonian, Portland, OR - Paywall Advisory)

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/01/oregon-electric-utilities-have-strict-green-power-deadlines-their-odds-of-hitting-them-keep-getting-worse.html

8. Offshore Wind Developer Prevails in Court as Trump Says the U.S. ‘Will Not Approve Any Windmills’ (Associated Press)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/energy-developers-head-court-trump-184419179.html

9. Report Finds $149 Billion Backlog of Clean Energy Projects in WA (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

https://www.knkx.org/environment/2026-01-14/report-finds-backlog-clean-energy-projects-washington

10. Ada Co. Green Lights Solar Farm on Idaho Department of Corrections Land Near Kuna (BoiseDEV)

https://boisedev.com/news/2026/01/02/idoc-solar-farm/

Conservation & Efficiency

11. Study Finds Most U.S. Renters Shut Out of Energy-Saving Upgrades (Renewable Energy Magazine)

https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/energy_saving/study-finds-most-us-renters-shut-out-20260114

Fish & Wildlife

12. U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case That Could Have Upended Alaska Subsistence Fishing (Alaska Beacon)

https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/13/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case-that-could-have-upended-alaska-subsistence-fishing/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

13. Upper Snake River Reservoir System Volume Improves (Capital Press – Paywall Advisory)

https://capitalpress.com/2026/01/10/upper-snake-reservoir-system-volume-improves/

14. Low Snowpack Around Oregon Leads to Concern About Dry Conditions This Summer (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/14/oregon-low-snowpack-concerns-dry-summer-conditions/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

15. U.S. Carbon Pollution Rose in 2025. Experts Blame Cold Winter, High Natural Gas Prices, Data Centers (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/carbon-pollution-trump-winter-data-centers-ai-680bbad6bab9a9e98421a48cb929d389

16. Trump’s DOJ Turns Its Attention to Local Gas Bans (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/trump-doj-turns-attention-gas-bans

London Calling –Telecommunications

17. State Broadband Regulation (Pots & Pans)

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2026/01/13/state-broadband-regulation/

18. FCC Approves Major Expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Network (DigiTimes)

https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20260112PD237/fcc-spacex-starlink-expansion-broadband.html

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

19. A Small Town in Central Washington Is Microsoft’s Answer to the Data Center Backlash (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/a-small-town-in-central-washington-is-microsoft-s-answer-to-the-data-center-backlash

20. President Trump Seeks to Quell Rebellion Over Data Centers (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ar-AA1U81Sx

21. ‘Godfather of Artificial Intelligence’ Says the Technology Will Create Massive Unemployment & Send Profits Soaring — ‘That Is the Capitalist System’ (Fortune Magazine – Via Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/godfather-ai-says-technology-create-184754671.html

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

22. New Laws Limit Digital Advertising in Some States, Including Oregon (Pioneer Utility Resources)

https://www.pioneerutilityresources.com/2026digadlaws/

23. So Many People Are Falling for This Sneaky Instagram Scam — Here’s What You Need to Know (AOL News)

https://www.aol.com/articles/many-people-falling-sneaky-instagram-214237001.html

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

24. U.S. To Build Nuclear Reactors on the Moon in Next Four Years, Energy Department Says (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/moon-nuclear-reactor-plan-nasa-energy-department/507-7196806f-4fd7-4b21-bec6-22d84fff0c5f

Politics, Governance, and Management

25. Fiscal Fallout: Raids on WA Public Works Account Could Put It in the Red by 2028 (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_e96f629b-9213-4d6d-8d32-c40ee322ef90.html

26. Court Says Trump Admin Illegally Blocked Billions in Clean Energy Grants to Democratic States (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-clean-energy-democrats-blue-state-hydrogen-9269a5a839122e1b3fd487787747d47e

27. Braun & Democrat Team Up on Update to WA State’s Nuclear Energy Policies (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/braun-and-democrat-team-up-on-update-to-states-nuclear-energy-policies,394370

28. ‘We All End Up Paying’: Bill Targets Sale of Stolen Copper Wire in Washington (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/newsletter-daily/olympia-bill-legislative-session-house-bill-2213-utility-wires-representative-cindy-ryu-house-district-32-broadway-john-street-king-county-utility-wires

Other Things to Know About Today

29. Verizon Outage: Users Report Phones Stuck in ‘SOS’ Mode (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/news/verizon-outage-users-report-phones-stuck-in-sos-mode/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Japanese & South Korean Leaders Jam to K-Pop Hits at a Summit

https://apnews.com/article/japan-korea-kpop-bts-takaichi-lee-drums-243faf64ebc377a1d6a4db53e723c5d1

‘Joe Dirt’ Tribute Takes Top Prize in Pennsylvania Farm Show Mullet Contest

https://apnews.com/article/mullet-contest-pennsylvania-farm-show-f6ac4257fec2d00a41d414a63e3da1fb

How the Seahawks Got Their Name 50 Years Ago

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/how-seahawks-got-name-50-years-ago

Viral App in China Highlights Loneliness in Solo Households by Asking: ‘Are You Dead’?

https://www.kcra.com/article/china-are-you-dead-demumu-loneliness-app/69997995

Song of the Day

David Bowie – Life on Mars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUqbaAHt1qI